The
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will arraign former
Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory, Jumoke Akinjide on
Thursday.
Akinjide has been accused of receiving N650m from a former Minister
of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, during the countdown to
the 2015 general election.
The money was said to be part of the $115m (N23bn as of 2015)
allegedly disbursed by Diezani including to some senior officials of the
Independent National Electoral Commission.
Wilson Uwijaren, spokesman of the EFCC said Akinjide would be
arraigned on 24 counts of Money Laundering before Justice Ayo Emmanuel
of a Federal High Court, Ibadan.
The charge stated that Akinjide, along with the Chairman of the
Peoples Democratic Party in Oyo State, Yinka Taiwo “conspire among
yourselves to directly take possession of the sum of N650,000,000 which
you reasonably ought to have known forms part of the proceeds of an
unlawful act to wit: money laundering, and thereby committed an offence
contrary to Section 18 (a) of the Money laundering (Prohibition) Act
2012 as amended and punishable under Section 15 (3) of the same Act.”
Akinjide first visited the EFCC in August last year where she was made to refund about N10m.
She was later allowed to travel out of the country for medical attention.
A member of the House of Representatives, Aliyu Pategi, stood surety
for her but was arrested when Akinjide refused to make herself available
as promised.
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